Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 15 she had once to be carted from the links of Gullane having had too much to drink , but she will tell you that that had nothing to do with the pressures of competition , rather that she was merely going through a rebellious streak . |
| 2 | Jeff was obviously calling from a public place . |
| 3 | ‘ She had a terrified look in her eyes , and was obviously going through a very , very bad trip . |
| 4 | The driver was obviously preparing for a grand-prix start . |
| 5 | ( This exchange system enabled some universities to establish very large collections of theses , but it was very costly , since it depended on the production of multiple copies of theses , and the practise was only operating in a small number of American universities by the start of Worl War II . |
| 6 | Grandfather was only suffering from a nagging cough and mild flu but he was , after all , somewhat of a grandee in the town because of his wealth . |
| 7 | When last heard of — in the early Seventies — he had returned to the United States and was apparently working in a fast food restaurant . |
| 8 | He was soon working on a valuable theory of the Crown as above party politics . |
| 9 | Our leader was soon grunting in a semi layback posture , and as I had the appropriate page open , I could not resist reading out loud : ‘ … |
| 10 | Still shy and overweight , she was nevertheless developing into a popular character . |
| 11 | Made a vain attempt to tidy up the room , which was already looking like a heavy-metal combat zone , and took himself off for a shower . |
| 12 | I was already identifying as a socialist and spent a lot of time arguing politics with the other girls . |
| 13 | In Phillips v Grampian Health Board ( 1989 ) The Times , 9 March a widow was held entitled to recover damages even though she married the deceased when he was already suffering from a fatal disease and she knew that his death was inevitable within a few years . |
| 14 | By Nov. 9 the UN Secretary-General 's special representative , Aldo Ajello , was already working on a new timetable which he declared would be " more realistic and more viable " . |
| 15 | A mercer in a fur-trimmed coat was already emerging from a small crowd of bystanders . |
| 16 | Her father was just leaving in a blue Rolls-Royce . |
| 17 | When he joined Littlewoods in 1983 the company was just emerging from a disastrous turn in fortunes that had seen profits plummet from £49 million in 1978 to £11.5 million two years later . |
| 18 | Oliver wondered why Angelina was not clamouring for a new vote in order to support her fiancé and decided that this was some further infamous plan on her part . |
| 19 | It did not appear to be caused by needle or pusher , because it was not happening in a regular line — just spasmodically . |
| 20 | Some thought he had suffered a momentary heart problem , but he was not running like a tired horse and afterwards was completely sound . |
| 21 | McLeish threw it away and methodically sorted his notes ; he was not going near a top firm of solicitors without a very careful list of questions , and his first port of call that morning was to be Huttons , who had been Angela Morgan 's solicitors . |
| 22 | Well no , we got two in the sidelines , we got this Indian guy who was not coming for a second interview until we can say we 'll pay him |
| 23 | Their uniform ‘ acted like a red rag to a bull ’ on the population ; people had lost all respect for them held them to blame for their plight , and vented their anger o At the beginning of September , the SD agency in Kitzingen felt that the loss of confidence in the Party and the regime 's leadership was rapidly moving towards a dangerous level . |
| 24 | I was always looking for a short-term miracle . |
| 25 | One of the things that surprised me when I first read the New Testament seriously was that it was always talking about a Dark Power in the universe — a mighty evil spirit who was held to be the Power behind death and disease , and sin . |
| 26 | Llewellyn , who is attached to the Tim Forster stable , was really third choice for the mount on Party Politics , as injured Andrew Adams , 27 , was still recovering from a broken knee , and Richard Dunwoody , who had also ridden the gelding , was committed to Brown Windsor . |
| 27 | Sir Roger was still recovering from a bad car accident just before Christmas . |
| 28 | Two and a half furlongs from home , Kelly could n't believe it , she was still riding with a double handful . |
| 29 | The old bag was still gouging like a ham-fisted butcher — face like a turkey-cock . |
| 30 | But , when asked whether he was still looking for a new goalkeeper despite Hitchcock 's form , Porterfield said : ‘ We are always looking to improve our squad of players and we will keep searching . ’ |